Visiting Scholars

Early Mental Potential & Wellbeing Research (EMPOWER) Centre was established in January 2024 as a University Research Institute with a broad remit to undertake transformative translational research in order to create sustainable positive impact during the early years of a child's life.

Our mission is to maximise every child’s mental and emotional capital by uplifting neurodevelopmental trajectories during early sensitive periods through interdisciplinary discovery science and translational technologies.

Toward this aim, we engage in 3 major activities and thrusts: 

1) Core Discovery Research, Empowering Science: Basic neuroscience research and advanced computational models to understand individual neurocognitive potential, developmental trajectories, and risk and resilience factors;

2) Clinic & Pedagogy, Empowering Practitioners: Developing precision assessment and intervention tools to optimise parent-child social and mental health within clinical, education and community settings;

3) Real-World Technologies, Empowering Families: Creating scalable solutions and real-world technologies for parents to enhance their child’s mental and cognitive wellbeing at home

Researchers / faculty who are interested in collaborating in the above areas are encouraged to contact us via email: [email protected]